breakfast in texas with wild deer. welcome back to english composition 2
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Breakfast in Texas with Wild DeerBreakfast in Texas with Wild Deer
Welcome back to English
Composition
Welcome back to English
Composition
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Review of Last ClassReview of Last Class• Simple SentencesSimple Sentences
• Compound SentencesCompound Sentences
• Complex SentencesComplex Sentences
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AgendaAgenda• Point of view (1Point of view (1stst, 2, 2ndnd, 3, 3rdrd person) person)
• Writing in Third Person (Writing Activity)Writing in Third Person (Writing Activity)
• Pronouns: casePronouns: case
• Pronouns: shiftPronouns: shift
IntroductionIntroduction• Writing in third person is common in
expository writing
• Learning this type of writing helps improve your writing skills
• Writing in third person requires practice!
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Person Pronouns1st, 2nd, and 3rd Person PronounsPronouns Nominative Case Objective Case Possessive
Case
1st Person I, we me, us my, mine, our, ours
2nd Person You You Your, Yours
3rd Person He, she, it, they Him, her, it, them His, her, hers, its, their, theirs
Indefinite Pronouns: More Pronouns You Can Use When Writing in 3rd Person
Indefinite Pronouns: More Pronouns You Can Use When Writing in 3rd PersonIndefinite Pronouns
anotheranybodyanyoneanything
both
eacheveryeither
everybodyeveryone
many
everythingneithernobodyno one
few
onesomebodysomeoneseveral
something
Let’s Practice!Let’s Practice!Rewrite the following sentences in third Rewrite the following sentences in third person:person:•I think Congress should reconsider its recent vote I think Congress should reconsider its recent vote on health care.on health care.•You should exercise your rights as American You should exercise your rights as American citizens and vote in next year's election.citizens and vote in next year's election.•We should do a better job of recycling at our We should do a better job of recycling at our university.university.
•Our class is working hard on developing our writing Our class is working hard on developing our writing
skillsskills..
Possible AnswersPossible Answers• Many individuals feel that Congress should Many individuals feel that Congress should
reconsider its recent vote on health care. reconsider its recent vote on health care. • American citizens should exercise their American citizens should exercise their
rights and vote in next year's election.rights and vote in next year's election.• Students and staff should do a better job of Students and staff should do a better job of
recycling at the university.recycling at the university.• Students in the class are working hard on Students in the class are working hard on
developing their writing skills.developing their writing skills.
First PersonFirst Person
• Choose one character. Write the story as if you are that character. Pretend that you know nothing more about the other characters in the story than you know about other people around you in the real world. You can see what they do and they may have told you their feelings – or you may have guessed why they behave as they do. Use pronouns like I, me, and my.
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Third person limitedThird person limited
• Choose one character but don’t become the character. You, the author, are not part of the story. Tell about what that character sees, feels, thinks, and/or does. Pretend to know nothing more about the other characters than the chosen character could know. Use pronouns like he, him, his or she, her, hers.
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Third person omniscientThird person omniscient
• Choose any or all of the characters but do not become any of them. As the author, you know everything that has or will happen including what everyone will be thinking and feeling and how they will behave. Tell your readers everything you think they should know about each character. Use he/she, him/her, his/hers.
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Wrap-upWrap-up• Writing in 3Writing in 3rdrd Person Person
• Pronoun CasePronoun Case
• Pronoun ShiftPronoun Shift
Questions?Questions?
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AssignmentsAssignments• Read Chapters 24, 25, 29, 30, 31, and
32 for Week 2
• By Monday, come to class with By Monday, come to class with proposal for what you want to do for proposal for what you want to do for your term paperyour term paper
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Washington Animal Rescue League
Washington Animal Rescue League• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZF
uBQ99MLE
• http://warl.org/
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Your Term PaperYour Term Paper• Compare/Contrast
– Global Human Standards: WARL with a shelter of your choice in Houston
– Medical Center: WARL with an organization in Houston such as SNAP
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Your Term PaperYour Term Paper• Persuasive Argument
– Donor money: to get a WARL-like program in Houston (SHARE, Humane Education, Global Humane Standards, Love fund, etc.) in Houston
– Program creation: to get a WARL-like program in Houston (SHARE, Humane Education, Global Humane Standards, Love fund, etc.) in Houston
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Thank you for participating!Thank you for participating!
See you next time!See you next time!
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